Intra-operative Tumor Tissue Biopsy: The changing pattern of gene expression during surgery has never been studied. This could be an effect of acute hypoxia that sets in the tumour during surgery or could be a surgical response. To study these changes happening in the tumour during surgery, we are taking serial biopsies during surgery, one at the beginning, one midway during surgery and one at the end of surgery. These samples will be snap frozen and stored at -80 deg celsius in biorepository for future analysis.
Study summary
To understand the effects induced by acute hypoxia that sets in during surgery in breast cancer. To study this, clinical samples (Tumor biopsies) will be obtained during the surgery after partial devascularisation (sample B) and stored for future genomic and proteonomic evaluations.
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Clinically diagnosis of breast cancer (by FNAC or Biopsy)
2. Not received any chemotherapy or surgical intervention except core biopsy.
3. Planed for Breast cancer surgery
4. Willing to give consent for the study
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Clinically diagnosis of Metastatic breast cancer
2. Received any anticancer therapy
Primary outcome measure(s)
Gene expression changes — The study aims to evaluate gene expression changes during surgical resection, which lasts for 30-90 minutes on an average. Thus, we have not planned a clinical follow-up or collection of data for the patients post sampling during surgical resection. The primary outcome measured will be gene expression changes during surgical resection. Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) transcripts will be quantitated and their levels evaluated during different time-points of surgical resection, using high throughput omics technologies (Next generation sequencing, nanostring ncounter, qRT-PCR array).
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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